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Shan Saba, director at Brightwork, said: “The people that the Bridges Programme help are eager to work in Glasgow, they are bright, enthusiastic, and want to integrate in the city.

"We are delighted to be able to help them find placements, temporary work and the ability to forge their own paths in this country.”

The partnership is based on consultants at Brightwork setting up ‘train the trainers’ sessions with staff at the charity and sharing their skills and knowledge of Scotland’s recruitment sector.

The social care sector has been of particular interest and the partnership has already found work in that sector for two clients, Ermias Tadesse Woldegiorgis and Chinenye Nneka Mgbeahuruba.

Mrs Mgbeahuruba, who is a mother of three originally from Nigeria, had been living in the UK since 2015. Educated in IT and physics in Nigeria, she was studying accountancy and economics in London.

On moving to Glasgow, she struggled to find work until the Bridges Programme placed her in a volunteer role at a local nursery. Subsequently, Brightwork was able to place her as a support worker. As a result, she is looking now to increase her hours when her children are at school.

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Mr Woldegiorgis, from Ethiopia, has had a lifelong interest in social care, but was struggling with the language, particularly the Glasgow vernacular.

As a client of the Bridges Programme, he was able to take part in the Vocational English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) programme, and Brightwork has found him rotation placement, working for a number of care homes in the city.

Elizabeth Porter, Senior Caseworker/Employer Engagement at the Bridges Programme, added: “Brightwork has been amazing and it’s great to be able to offer our clients the perspective of the consultants who know recruitment inside out.”